Health Data Breach Tracker/NE

Health Plan · Archived

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

516 individuals · submitted September 4, 2018

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, reported that an employee mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 516 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, identification numbers, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
State
NE
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
516
Submission date
September 4, 2018
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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